Coast Guard: Owner must pay to salvage home swept into bay

The owner of a southern New Jersey shore home that washed into the bay during a storm over the weekend is responsible for the cost of salvaging it, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

The state Department of Environmental Protection will employ a contractor to remove the structure from the water, department spokesman Bob Considine told NJ.com. The cost of the removal is unclear.

The Coast Guard has been warning boaters to be on the lookout for debris from the house in the water.

House swept into the floods waters in Middle Twp., New Jersey near North Wildwood.

"It's always something that people need to be on the lookout for on their boat - especially after a storm - for debris under the waterline and on the waterline," said Chief Nick Ameen, spokesman for the Coast Guard.